VN prepares UNESCO application for Then singing
VN prepares UNESCO application for Then singing

Vietnam will submit dossiers asking UNESCO to recognise the Tay and Nung ethnic people’s Then Singing Practice as a world intangible cultural heritage before March 31, according to the government office’s official document.

VN prepares UNESCO application for Then singing
Vietnam cultural night livens up Sejong University
Vietnam cultural night livens up Sejong University

A Vietnam cultural evening took place at Sejong University in the Republic of Korea on March 27, entertaining participants with musical performances and tasty food.

Vietnam cultural night livens up Sejong University
Celebrities stylish at Seoul Fashion Week
Celebrities stylish at Seoul Fashion Week

VOV.VN -The recently concluded Seoul Fashion Week attracted a mecca of fashion lovers from around the globe. Here’s a look at some of the most stylish Vietnamese who attended the event.

Celebrities stylish at Seoul Fashion Week
Vietnamese films to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2017
Vietnamese films to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2017

Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28. 

Vietnamese films to be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2017
Kong: Skull Island - behind the scene
Kong: Skull Island - behind the scene

Warner Bros releases photos of the shooting of the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island by Director Jordan Vogt-Robert in Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and Quang Binh provinces of Vietnam.

Kong: Skull Island - behind the scene
Phu Tho opens Xoan singing exhibition ahead of Hung Kings Temple Festival
Phu Tho opens Xoan singing exhibition ahead of Hung Kings Temple Festival

The northern province of Phu Tho on March 28 opened an exhibition to introduce documents and items related to the UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage of Phu Tho’s Xoan singing, as part of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival 2017.

Phu Tho opens Xoan singing exhibition ahead of Hung Kings Temple Festival
Huyen My sets her sights on Miss Grand International crown
Huyen My sets her sights on Miss Grand International crown

VOV.VN -Nguyen Tran Huyen My has announced on her Facebook fan page that she has been selected to represent Vietnam at the prestigious Miss Grand International 2017 pageant.

Huyen My sets her sights on Miss Grand International crown
Miss Vietnam My Linh shines at HCM City event
Miss Vietnam My Linh shines at HCM City event

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam Do My Linh will be an image representative for the second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival taking place in the southern province of Binh Duong on April 8-12.

Miss Vietnam My Linh shines at HCM City event
Embassies cleverly offer taste of SE Asian culture with food
Embassies cleverly offer taste of SE Asian culture with food

VOV.VN - The diplomatic missions of Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippine and Indonesia smartly served up Southeast Asian culture and food at a festival on March 14-26 at a park in Mexico City.

Embassies cleverly offer taste of SE Asian culture with food
Second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival slated for April
Second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival slated for April

The second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival will be held in the southern province of Binh Duong from April 8-12, aiming to honour and promote the unique folk musical art that was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of the humanity in 2013.

Second National “Don Ca Tai Tu” Festival slated for April
In photos: Vietnam Junior Fashion Week in HCM City
In photos: Vietnam Junior Fashion Week in HCM City

VOV.VN - Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (March 24-26) in Ho Chi Minh City introduced hundreds of simple, stylish and inexpensive clothing samples for kids, say the organizers.

In photos: Vietnam Junior Fashion Week in HCM City
K-Pop bands thrill Hanoi audiences
K-Pop bands thrill Hanoi audiences

VOV.VN - Numerous famous singers and music bands from the Republic of Korea (RoK) gave impressive performances at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on March 26 in a concert titled ‘MBC Music K-Plus’.

K-Pop bands thrill Hanoi audiences
Painting exhibition to mark Danang's Liberation Day
Painting exhibition to mark Danang's Liberation Day

A painting exhibition, the Meet of March, will feature 50 paintings by 10 local artists in celebration of the 42nd anniversary of central Danang city’s Liberation Day (March 29).

Painting exhibition to mark Danang's Liberation Day
Celebrities join HCM City fashion event
Celebrities join HCM City fashion event

VOV.VN - A large number of celebrities on March 25 met at a fashion event in Ho Chi Minh City hosted by designer Lam Gia Khang.

Celebrities join HCM City fashion event
Vietnam participates in Francophone festival in France
Vietnam participates in Francophone festival in France

Vietnam attended the Francophone festival held in Yebles commune, Seine et Marne province, in the outskirts of Paris, on March 25-26.

Vietnam participates in Francophone festival in France
Three foreign films begin shooting in Vietnam
Three foreign films begin shooting in Vietnam

Three foreign film projects in Vietnam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

Three foreign films begin shooting in Vietnam
Photography festival launched for young artists
Photography festival launched for young artists

The second Young Photography Festival has just launched in Hanoi. 

Photography festival launched for young artists
Foreign tycoons invest in Vietnamese arts through Chon Auction House
Foreign tycoons invest in Vietnamese arts through Chon Auction House

VOV.VN - The Chon Auction House has emerged as a destination for foreign tycoons and rich Vietnamese people who want to invest in local arts, a trend expected to grow in future.

Foreign tycoons invest in Vietnamese arts through Chon Auction House
Xam musical night by Hoan Kiem Lake
Xam musical night by Hoan Kiem Lake

A special musical night will be held Friday night to pay tribute to inventors and great artists of Xam (blind busker’s singing) at the pedestrian zone by Hoan Kiem Lake.

Xam musical night by Hoan Kiem Lake
Vietnamese-French academic wins Phan Chau Trinh prize
Vietnamese-French academic wins Phan Chau Trinh prize

The 2017 Phan Chau Trinh Culture and Education Award was presented to Vietnamese-French Professor Cao Huy Thuan at a ceremony in HCM City on March 24 night.

Vietnamese-French academic wins Phan Chau Trinh prize
Photos of first-ever Hanoi Mardi Gras
Photos of first-ever Hanoi Mardi Gras

VOV.VN - Following are a collection of photos from Hanoi Mardi Gras sponsored by the embassy of Australia in Vietnam on March 24 for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community.

Photos of first-ever Hanoi Mardi Gras
Museums - non-school education centers for cultural and historical values
Museums - non-school education centers for cultural and historical values

VOV.VN - A museum is a place to preserve and uphold a country’s cultural and historical heritage. In recent years, the Vietnamese government has paid closer attention to using museums to improve people’s spiritual and cultural life and attract more visitors.

Museums - non-school education centers for cultural and historical values
British diplomat draws paintings on Saigon streets
British diplomat draws paintings on Saigon streets

Steph Lysaght, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Hanoi, recently joined local artists in an activity to paint walls and draw paintings along the streets in Saigon with an aim to send a message of environment and wild animal protection.

British diplomat draws paintings on Saigon streets
K-Pop supergroup Seventeen arrives in Hanoi
K-Pop supergroup Seventeen arrives in Hanoi

Boy band Seventeen has arrived in Hanoi ahead of the MBC Music KPlus Concert set to start rocking at 5:00pm on March 26 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

K-Pop supergroup Seventeen arrives in Hanoi
DJ Hardwell to perform in Hanoi
DJ Hardwell to perform in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The world’s No.3 DJ, DJ Hardwell will perform at the ‘Go Hardwell or go home’ music night in Hanoi on May 20.

DJ Hardwell to perform in Hanoi
Lee Kuan Yew memoirs launched in Vietnamese
Lee Kuan Yew memoirs launched in Vietnamese

The Vietnamese version of the book The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew was officially launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 23.

Lee Kuan Yew memoirs launched in Vietnamese
Trang holds Underwater Wedding
Trang holds Underwater Wedding

The southern province of Trang is organizing its annual underwater wedding ceremony with twenty couples set to sign their wedding registrations 10 meters underwater at Kradan Island. 

Trang holds Underwater Wedding
Photos of Vietnamese traditional trade villages displayed in Mozambique
Photos of Vietnamese traditional trade villages displayed in Mozambique

A photo exhibition on Vietnamese traditional trade villages opened Maputo, Mozambique, on March 23.

Photos of Vietnamese traditional trade villages displayed in Mozambique
Sculptures for royal cremation ceremony near completion
Sculptures for royal cremation ceremony near completion

The Office of Traditional Arts is putting the finishing touches to a sculpture of God Narayana with a smiling face of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej showing his royal grace towards the Thai people and the world. 

Sculptures for royal cremation ceremony near completion
Ho Ngoc Ha, Toc Tien resplendent at Ho Chi Minh event
Ho Ngoc Ha, Toc Tien resplendent at Ho Chi Minh event

VOV.VN - Three stars of Vietnamese showbiz including Ho Ngoc Ha, Toc Tien and Noo Phuoc Thinh joined an event at Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23.

Ho Ngoc Ha, Toc Tien resplendent at Ho Chi Minh event
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